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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the narrator say M'Vy has always treated Dab?
2. Who is driving with Brother Rush?
3. What do Brother Rush's hands do while Tree and Dab are looking at them?
4. What does the narrator say Dab is suffering from, in addition to illness?
5. What is Tree's response when M'Vy comes home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tree learn when she sees Brother Rush after Dab's death?
2. Why does Tree get upset when M'Vy says that it is time to go out?
3. Describe Dab's admittance into the hospital.
4. What happens when Miss Pricherd cleans Dab's room?
5. What does Tree learn from M'Vy about Dab's condition?
6. What does Tree tell M'Vy about Dab's funeral?
7. What does M'Vy tell Tree is wrong with Dab?
8. What does Tree see when she and M'Vy are transported back to the past together?
9. What ails Brother Rush?
10. What does Tree see when she takes off Brother Rush's gloves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" with "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", another book in which children are transported into another world through a special portal.
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What do you think the author holds as hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she may be? What can you find out about her online or in research? Anchor your sketch with passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Many stories of people living in poor circumstances are centered on the possibility that one day they'll live better lives, especially when children are involved, since everyone wants to think that children raised in poverty will be better taken care of in the future. What role does this storyline play in "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush"? What hope do we have for Tree's future, and how does the story encourage us to believe that her future will be better than the present?
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